St. Landry democrat., 1887-04-02
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

ted tWenty-elght dollars Oh inc plulHaeso
Of fou-teen-year-old peacock.
Real estate transactions in two days at
Knoxville, Tenn, recently, aggregated
hearty $500, 900.
Robert Jones is on trial at Edgefcld N.
c., for the murder in a cotton-feld of Ed
ward Presley and his two sons, into whose
family he had married.
Robbers, few nights ago, forced the
express messenger at Coleman, Tex, to
open his safe, and they took the contents,
over 50, 600, and got away.
In Irwin County, Ga, few days ago,
horse was bitten on the nose by rattle
snake. The animal was given several
drinks of sweet milk and alum, and then
three bottles Of turpentine were heated
and the mouths of the bottles placed in
succession over the part bitten. 1t is said
that the green poison could be plainly
seen as it was being drawn into the bot
ties. The horse recovered.
Mrs. L. L. Buffalo, wife Of one of the
wealthiest cotton planters of Lonoke
County, Ark, committed suicide a few
days ago by taking laudanum. Reproof
of her husband for letting seWing-ma-
chine agent get the best of her in sew
ing-machne trade is assigned as the cause
which led her TO take her life without the
slightest warafng to any One.
The assassin of Adam Carpenter, al
Hustonville, KY, is believed to be his son
Wallace, youth of nineteen, who made
terrible threats year ago.
Rev. j. r. Hamilton died at his residence
IN Nashville, Tenn, a few days ago, aged
seventy-nine years, after long illness.
DR.. Hamilton Joined the Tennessee Con-
ference of the NJ eth odist Church forty
! and filled of the
most important stations in the Confer
ence. For several years he mad occupied
q supernumerary position.
Tie drought committee appointed by
the Legislature of Texas has distributed
e100,0 among 1869 sufferers.
The General Assembly of Virginia is
holding an extra session, mainly to take
action regarding the State debt.
D. Lynch Pringle, of South Carolina,
has been appointed Consul General of the
United States at Constantinople.
The imported stallion King Ban, valued
at $4,000 died a few days ago of spinal
meningitis at Lexington, KY.
The Texas Senate recently passed bill
appropriating 100000 to furnish the new
Capitol and $4,000 to have the grounds
graded and laid out.
Martin Gudger, a wealthy farmer of Nc
Mluu COuulS. 1euu. SulCtuc
few nights ago. He had invested in Fori-
da real estate, and lost considerable sum
Of money in the transaction.
The citizens of Rome, Ga, have sub
scribed $4,000 for the building of an iron
furnace and rolling-mills, and for the
erection of an iron bridge over the Cos
tanaula river.
A destructive fire occurred at Prattville.
Ala, few days ago. The residence Of
Congressman T. w. Sadler was destroyed;
also the residence of Mrs. W. II. North
in CHAM. Sadler's loss is $4,000; no insur-
arce. Mrs. Northington's loss is 5000;
insurance, $1,000.
Deputy United States Marshal Quinn,
OF Shelby, N. c.. aided by posse, few
nights since, captured blockade distil-
lsry on the very summit of Kings noun
tain, which was operated by W. M. Ray.
A large quantity of beer and whisky was
captured All Of the daring moonshiner's
escaped.
VIM. c. Patton. North Carolinian, has
been appointed United States Consul at
Bahia, and George c. Tanner, of South
Carolina, goes as Consul to Pictou, Nova
Scotia.
DR.. T. G. Ford, who was sentenced to
fifteen years imprisonment for killing J.
C.. Kirkpatrick, has been pardoned by
Governor McEnery of Louisiana, on the
favorable recommendation of the State
Board of Pardons.
Earthquake shocks are still occasional
visitors at Charleston, S. c., and vicinity.
In the face of cloudless skies and a glar-
ing sun the people of Abilene, Tex, re-
Gently assembled in the Methodist Church
| at that place and prayed fervently for
rain.
T. D. Jackson, colored police officer at
Memphis, has been dismissed from the
force for miscegenation.
The distillerv Of John G.. Roach, at Un-
iontown, KY, was destroyed by fire few
night ago. entailing loss of S35, 600. There
is only IS, 900 insurance.
Half of the business part of Blackville,
8. c., ana some dwellings were burned a
few days ago Loss, nearly 100000; in
surance between one-third ard one-half of
the loss
Atam Paxton, of Lancaster County, S.
c., veteran of the Mexican war, despair
ing of receiving pension, committed sui
eide few days ago, by hanging himself
to tree near his house.
The coroner's jury at Morehead, KY,
found verdict of accidental shooting in
the case of John Trumbo, who shot John
N. Witcher a few days ago while showing
HIM that pistol could be used quicker
than knife.
JEFF Stevenson, who was recently tried
for wllful murder at Hopkinsville, KY,
was given twenty-one years in the State
prison. Stevenson shot and killed Will
lam Calvin from ambush last August. The
jury was in elaboration nearly four days.
Five favored hanging.
Julia barrow, colored, one hundred and
eight years old, supposed to be the oldest
woman in Kentucky, died few days ago.
She was born in Montgomery County in
l779 and was slave on the Colonel Sam
mons farm She remained there until
sold to her late husband at the age of six
teen for three hundred and fifty dollars.
She was the mother of seventeen children,
three of whom survive her. She leaves